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I'm curious to know after a few weeks of BBS users running the wimodem232 if we have come to a generic cable and settings for the TI/Geneve real hardware BBSes? Has anyone replaced their UDS-10 with the wimodem232?

I'm SYSOP of The Hidden Reef BBS. What I find interesting is how often I still get land line analog modem connections by people using old 8 bit machines @ 110 and 300 baud often enough that I haven't swapped out to an EPROM on the TI RS232 that includes more high speed baud rate choices but eliminates the 110 and 300 baud choices. The BBS may go for a few months without a low baud rate connection and suddenly there may be three in a week. I'm guessing that it has to do with people digging their old computer out while cleaning their attic/basement storage area or attending a retro computer show hooking the hardware up and getting a kick out of returning to their early days of computing.

Made some time to get the wimodem232 configured this afternoon. Actually printed out the manual. The WPS method was a piece of cake and once connected the display let me know a firmware update was available and that was a painless experience. After updating I started getting further into the manual and started playing baud rates and BBSing. Ran into the same problems trying to D/Load the others seem to be having but I've notice people are trying other settings I probably haven't gotten to yet. My first test drive of the wimodem232 can only be described as a fun ride. I'm happy I purchased this device. You have provided me a well thought out little device that adds portability to my TI-99/4a and I'm looking forward to sitting outside BBSing this summer. Thanks for taking the time JimDrew.

4800 baud is the fastest speed I've ever gotten with Telco and my 56k V92 analog modem.

Turned out I had a -60dbm signal but needed to throttle back to 300 baud to be able to configure.

Apparently my router is not strong enough to reach from the first floor into the basement and the flash on my camera washed out the red LED except for the glow.

There can't be enough TI/Geneve BBSes in the world.

Actually, this will be a very interesting test as the Hidden Reef has been converted from the old AT&T copper line to a fiber line. AT&T will no longer support copper after 2/2018 and will only support fiber lines. So far, it has worked out well. Callers are still able to connect with their old 8 bit machines at 110 and 300 baud. VOIP may actually work.

Always good to see you around the TI world Oprey99er. Best regards with the new house.

Silly question, with the uber grom, flash grom, flash rom and other multi carts floating around here I've succeeded in confusing myself. The Final GROM 99 SD memory is supposed to be formatted "FAT 32" correct?

Yeah, I haven't been able to telnet in so far today. At least you have the BBS running to play with changes D/Loads etc. so it's a start.

If it's Harold Mayo's SCSI with a little daughter board on it it's a WHT "F" that I upgraded to version 1.6 a little over a decade ago.

Nice to see Heatwave BBS get some recognition.

I've always considered the "F" with 1.6 upgrade to be the most dependable of the WHT series of SCSI controllers. The "G" with it's 84 pin Lattice chip was the thoroughbred of the series but the most vulnerable to static discharge/spikes/rocking in the P-Box damage that would wipe out the Lattice 84 pin.

Yeah, I had no idea how limited the poll would be for multiples. I'll have to monitor the individual posts to get a better total or delete this thread and post a new one without the poll to confuse people I guess.

This poll is created to get an accounting of users with these Controllers for the purpose of setting priority for upgrades/Firmware/Software.

Great seeing a new Geneve BBS on line.

I'm guessing lines 2 and 3 need to be crossed for use with the TI RS232?

Yes, I have been doing repairs on TI/Geneve boards for a while now and broken video/audio solder joints rank right up there with bad TMS9901 and TMS9918 as common repairs.

I've been getting items from atrax27407 for decades and also have depended on him for advice with editing .bin files and other needs for the TI/Geneve hobby. I do repairs/upgrades for the community and have my own programmers to duplicate fried EPROMs and other programmable logic during normal repair service but I often depend on atrax27407 for later .bin file versions than may already be resident on a particular device. Sometimes I just get EPROMs from atrax27407 because I just don't have time to do it all myself. Humming Bird service and price point can't be beat over the long hall in my never to be humble opinion.

Ah, so the memory and ROM are the same boards set up with different parts? Didn't realize that. Will have to read from the beginning, came here late so I missed what you did.

BTW, is the ROM board available somewhere?

woowhoo!!!

Will try to get it here. I think I have a DV80 file that shows the cable on the BBS. It may be in with the latest midi master 99 ARC file.

Actually, you got a Hayes 9600 smart modem from me that uses the AT command set. Go ahead and try to connect at 9600 and see if it works.